India would look to brush aside the minor concern about opener Wasim Jaffer's
form and finish off their Bangladesh tour with a flourish by clinching
the Test series with a victory in the second and last match beginning here tomorrow.
While the unproductive first Test ended India's all-win
record against Bangladesh after having won each of the three matches played
before, a victory in the coming encounter would enable Dravid return home with
a double triumph the Test conquest adding further lustre to the 2-0 win in the
preceding ODI series.
But despite their successes in the trip so far, the Indian
team management need to put their thinking cap on, as far as the opening combination
is concerned after Jaffer's pair in the Chittagong Test.
There are two factors weighing in Jaffer's favour. Firstly,
he is the sole specialist opener in the squad, and secondly he struck a hundred
against South Africa at Capetown India's last Test prior to Bangladesh
tour.
However, if the tourists choose to keep out the Mumbai right
hander from the playing 11, then stylish left hander Yuvraj Singh could
make a comeback.
Yuvraj has the experience of having opened for India earlier,
while the think tank could also consider last match centurion Sourav Ganguly
for the slot. Another option would be for skipper Rahul Dravid himself.
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